Mesa councilman responds to alleged statements about DUI arrest

A Mesa city council member is answering to statements alleged in newly released court documents.

Ryan Winkle was convicted of a May 7 DUI where he was found to have a blood alcohol level of nearly three times the state’s legal limit. He has since served six days in jail and 49 days of home detention.

An affidavit has now been released, including sworn testimony from a City of Mesa employee who claimed to have had phone and text message conversations with Winkle shortly after his arrest.

In the affidavit, Mesa Public Information Officer Randy Policar, claims Winkle didn’t believe his arrest was “a big deal,” that body camera footage was “really not that bad,” and that Winkle planned to tell media “the cop was lying” and “the cop made it up.”